US intervention in Guatemala and Bolivia in the 1950's
Summary :
Table of Contents
- Introduction.
- The dictatorship of Jorge Ubico Castaneda.
- The Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario uprising.
- The foreign policy initiatives of the American government.
- Arbenz's run for the presidency: Support of a coalition of liberals and leftists.
- The MNR in Bolivia.
- Reasons why the U.S. intervened in the reformist government of Guatemala and not that of Bolivia.
- Guatemala: A victim of American imperialism.
- Conclusion.
- Works cited.
Abstract
Ever since the early days of European colonization, Latin America has always been a hotbed of unequal distribution of wealth. Latin American economies suffer from disproportionately high rates of inequality, with the richest ten percent of the populace bringing in up to 51.5 percent (Brazil, 1999) of the available income within the country (Prevost 107). Wherever people feel they are not getting their fair share, there will be a struggle for change. In most countries, the European elite have typically been in the highest quintile of land and income distribution throughout the last few centuries (Prevost 106) and have angered many indigenous peoples and mestizos in this way. In two specific countries, guatemala, and bolivia, the concentration of native peoples within the population is among the highest of the region, with 40.5% and 55.0%, respectively (Prevost 84).
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